This is not a secret, the Aussie scene has shown ebullient for a couple of years : Empire of the Sun, Tame Impala, Flume, Flight Facilities, New Navy, Cadillac…and Jagwar Ma.The trio hailing from Sydney has released today their first (and eagerly anticipated)album, « Howlin ». Be prepared to find rock, electro, and psychedelic rhythms

Here is the video for one of our favorite track of theirs, « Man I need« , which epitomizes quite perfectly their universe.Enjoy!

*** LP « Howlin » released today on Marathon Artists and available for download on iTunes*** Live report on their performance during Kitsune en Vrai #12 @ Maroquinerie in Paris on March 27 2012 (via Konbini)

« Marie Madeleine » as an allegory of duality of humanity…this is the proposal of French acid electro pop act Marie Madeleine.

Amongst the 3 original tracks of their third EP « No Apologies », on which the charming voice of Clara from the band La Femme can be heard, we particularly fancy « Love Suicide » and its bouncy bassline.Enjoy!

*** EP « No Apologies » released last month on Elektro Shock and available for download on iTunes*** Interviews of the band in Les Inrocks or Modzik*** A remix that turns the track into something completely different by Acid Arab

« Escape Yourself« , first and excellent album from Montreal-based act Footprintz, will belong for sure to our top ten LP’s of the year.

Its release on the label Visionquest back in March offers a good occasion to come back on our favorite track, Dangers of the Mouth, unveiled a little while ago as an EP. Some will undoubtedly perceive influences from Depeche Mode with Enjoy the Silence.
Enjoy!

*** LP « Escape Yourself », available for download on iTunes*** EP « Dangers Of The Mouth », available for download on iTunes*** Track « Frozen Dove », available for download for free courtesy of Rollingstone

Discovered last year in inRocks Lab, Parisian duo TOYS have the privilege to open the latest issue of KITSUNE’s compilations with their track Noise, whose noctural-odyssey video is featured above (shot in Paris XVIII neighborhood for those who might wonder).

Within a dozen of years, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Tim Goldsworthy and Jonathan Galkin have gathered together an interesting bunch of talented artists hailing from rock and electro (with the likes of The Rapture, YACHT, Holy Ghost, Shit Robot, The Juan McLean, Benoit & Sergio, Hercules & Love Affair, Hot Chip…), offering a very efficient balance of inspirations!

Then it is not a surprise that Australian multi-instrumentalist Surahn Sidhu(former bassist of The Swiss and a member of Empire of The Sun) released his first EP (eponymous title) on the label in late 2012.

Here above is the retro nostalgic video for his hit single « Watching the World » .

You can download the 5-track EP from iTunes, or wait until February 18th to get the legendary Prins Thomas‘ remixes EP.